Azure DevOps Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Azure DevOps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure DevOps over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 70 92
Rank change year-on-year -35 +22 +12
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 413 763 864
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.04% 3.32% 2.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.86% 10.00% 8.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 615 636
10th Percentile £375 £406 £363
25th Percentile £425 £456 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.79% +7.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £583 £619 £600
90th Percentile £638 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £518 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.91% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 9 6
10th Percentile £64.50 £57.70 £54.38
25th Percentile £65.25 £60.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +23.89% +25.56%
75th Percentile £65.75 £79.19 £61.93
90th Percentile £68.50 - £62.15
UK median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £57.89
% change year-on-year -6.43% +20.92% +28.64%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

Azure DevOps is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,254 7,633 9,840
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 25.89% 33.18% 32.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,726 5,635 7,234
10th Percentile £213 £250 £208
25th Percentile £375 £406 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 222 284
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.28
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £17.72 £25.87 £19.63
Median % change year-on-year -31.49% +31.80% -1.88%
75th Percentile £27.25 £64.31 £31.69
90th Percentile £65.75 £75.00 £62.75
UK median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.40
% change year-on-year -38.94% +56.25% -0.44%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Azure DevOps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Azure DevOps in the UK excluding London

Azure DevOps
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -10 141 £513 -6.82% 47
North of England -25 85 £500 -4.76% 100
South West -49 57 £525 -10.64% 30
Scotland -3 51 £450 -5.26% 10
Midlands -20 51 £463 +8.82% 70
North West -21 50 £519 -1.19% 51
West Midlands -1 43 £475 - 49
Yorkshire -5 32 £488 -7.14% 36
East of England +17 23 £525 -4.55% 12
Northern Ireland - 9 £600 - 10
East Midlands -17 8 £410 +5.00% 20
North East +8 5 £473 -5.50% 13
Wales -5 5 £363 -38.14% 22
Isle of Man - 2 £388 -
Azure DevOps
UK

Azure DevOps
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 22 (5.33%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.12%) Confluence
3 11 (2.66%) IIS
4 5 (1.21%) CMS
5 3 (0.73%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.73%) Drupal
6 2 (0.48%) Apache
6 2 (0.48%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.48%) Kentico
6 2 (0.48%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.24%) Appian
7 1 (0.24%) Jadu
7 1 (0.24%) JBoss
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.24%) WildFly
7 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.18%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (4.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 12 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.66%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.94%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.48%) Maximo
7 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 410 (99.27%) Azure
2 47 (11.38%) Power Platform
3 32 (7.75%) Dynamics 365
4 30 (7.26%) AWS
5 28 (6.78%) Serverless
6 27 (6.54%) GitHub
7 24 (5.81%) Power Automate
8 23 (5.57%) Azure Functions
8 23 (5.57%) PowerApps
9 21 (5.08%) PaaS
10 17 (4.12%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 17 (4.12%) Azure Data Factory
10 17 (4.12%) Azure Logic Apps
11 16 (3.87%) Azure AKS
11 16 (3.87%) Azure Service Bus
12 14 (3.39%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (2.42%) Azure API Management
14 9 (2.18%) IaaS
15 8 (1.94%) Azure Key Vault
15 8 (1.94%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.94%) DNS
1 8 (1.94%) Firewall
2 7 (1.69%) Network Security
3 6 (1.45%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.97%) SSL
4 4 (0.97%) Wireshark
5 3 (0.73%) VPN
6 2 (0.48%) OpenLDAP
7 1 (0.24%) Extranet
7 1 (0.24%) Intranet
7 1 (0.24%) MQTT
7 1 (0.24%) RS-232
7 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 32 (7.75%) Power BI
3 18 (4.36%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (3.15%) Relational Database
5 11 (2.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (2.42%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.94%) Redis
8 7 (1.69%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.69%) MySQL
9 5 (1.21%) Big Data
9 5 (1.21%) GIS
9 5 (1.21%) InterSystems Cache
10 4 (0.97%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (0.97%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.97%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.73%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.73%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.73%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.73%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 59 (14.29%) Git
2 51 (12.35%) JIRA
3 36 (8.72%) Selenium
4 30 (7.26%) Visual Studio
5 20 (4.84%) Jenkins
6 15 (3.63%) Postman
7 10 (2.42%) Artifactory
7 10 (2.42%) NUnit
8 9 (2.18%) GitLab
8 9 (2.18%) SonarQube
8 9 (2.18%) WebDriver
9 8 (1.94%) Maven
9 8 (1.94%) Team Foundation Server
10 7 (1.69%) Oracle Forms
10 7 (1.69%) TeamCity
11 6 (1.45%) Robot Framework
11 6 (1.45%) SpecFlow
11 6 (1.45%) Subversion
12 5 (1.21%) Cypress.io
12 5 (1.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 92 (22.28%) Social Skills
2 58 (14.04%) Finance
3 45 (10.90%) Public Sector
4 39 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (2.91%) Retail
6 8 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
6 8 (1.94%) Legal
6 8 (1.94%) Marketing
6 8 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (1.69%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.21%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.73%) Electronics
11 2 (0.48%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.48%) German Language
11 2 (0.48%) Law
12 1 (0.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.24%) Retail Finance
12 1 (0.24%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 107 (25.91%) Developer
2 51 (12.35%) Analyst
3 42 (10.17%) Senior
4 41 (9.93%) DevOps Engineer
5 40 (9.69%) Azure Engineer
6 36 (8.72%) Architect
7 31 (7.51%) Lead
8 28 (6.78%) Azure DevOps Engineer
9 27 (6.54%) Test Analyst
10 22 (5.33%) .NET Developer
11 20 (4.84%) Solutions Architect
12 15 (3.63%) Azure Developer
12 15 (3.63%) Consultant
13 14 (3.39%) C# Developer
13 14 (3.39%) Project Manager
14 13 (3.15%) Senior Developer
14 13 (3.15%) Test Engineer
15 12 (2.91%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.91%) Software Developer
15 12 (2.91%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (24.46%) .NET
2 25 (6.05%) REST
3 24 (5.81%) .NET Framework
4 19 (4.60%) AngularJS
4 19 (4.60%) React
5 18 (4.36%) CSS
5 18 (4.36%) HTML
6 16 (3.87%) .NET Core
6 16 (3.87%) ARM Templates
7 15 (3.63%) RESTful
7 15 (3.63%) XML
8 14 (3.39%) SOAP
8 14 (3.39%) YAML
9 13 (3.15%) JSON
10 11 (2.66%) Entity Framework
10 11 (2.66%) Node.js
10 11 (2.66%) Web Services
11 9 (2.18%) ASP.NET
11 9 (2.18%) Playwright
11 9 (2.18%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.54%) Product Ownership
2 17 (4.12%) Client/Server
3 12 (2.91%) Cloud Native
3 12 (2.91%) Mobile App
4 9 (2.18%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (1.69%) Legacy Applications
5 7 (1.69%) Wiki
6 6 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.21%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.97%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.73%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.48%) IoT
10 2 (0.48%) NHS
10 2 (0.48%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.48%) Virtual Reality
11 1 (0.24%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.44%) Windows
2 34 (8.23%) Linux
3 20 (4.84%) Windows Server
4 18 (4.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.48%) Alpine Linux
5 2 (0.48%) Android
5 2 (0.48%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.24%) AIX
6 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.24%) Solaris
6 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (99.03%) DevOps
2 200 (48.43%) Agile
3 94 (22.76%) CI/CD
4 63 (15.25%) Test Automation
5 55 (13.32%) Scrum
6 50 (12.11%) Infrastructure as Code
7 46 (11.14%) Migration
8 36 (8.72%) Business Intelligence
8 36 (8.72%) Project Delivery
9 35 (8.47%) Problem-Solving
10 32 (7.75%) Software Testing
11 31 (7.51%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 30 (7.26%) Software Engineering
13 28 (6.78%) Continuous Integration
14 27 (6.54%) Stakeholder Management
15 25 (6.05%) Kanban
16 24 (5.81%) Project Management
17 23 (5.57%) SDLC
17 23 (5.57%) Software Delivery
18 22 (5.33%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 99 (23.97%) C#
2 91 (22.03%) SQL
3 57 (13.80%) PowerShell
4 54 (13.08%) Python
5 36 (8.72%) JavaScript
6 25 (6.05%) Java
7 22 (5.33%) TypeScript
8 17 (4.12%) Bicep
8 17 (4.12%) VBScript
9 16 (3.87%) Bash
10 15 (3.63%) C
11 13 (3.15%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.18%) C++
12 9 (2.18%) Go
13 5 (1.21%) Scala
14 4 (0.97%) VB
14 4 (0.97%) VB6
14 4 (0.97%) X++
15 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.48%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 69 (16.71%) Security Cleared
2 38 (9.20%) DV Cleared
3 34 (8.23%) Degree
4 28 (6.78%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.91%) ISTQB
6 5 (1.21%) ISEB
7 4 (0.97%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.97%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.48%) CBAP
9 2 (0.48%) PMP
10 1 (0.24%) CSPO
10 1 (0.24%) IIBA
10 1 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.24%) MCSE
10 1 (0.24%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.47%) QA
2 10 (2.42%) PMO
3 7 (1.69%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.69%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (0.73%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.48%) WCAG
6 1 (0.24%) GxP
6 1 (0.24%) HL7
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
System Software
1 30 (7.26%) Docker
2 15 (3.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.66%) Active Directory
4 9 (2.18%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.73%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 56 (13.56%) Terraform
2 28 (6.78%) Kubernetes
3 26 (6.30%) Ansible
4 10 (2.42%) SCOM
5 5 (1.21%) Grafana
5 5 (1.21%) Prometheus
5 5 (1.21%) SCCM
5 5 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.97%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.73%) Argo
7 3 (0.73%) HP Quality Center
7 3 (0.73%) Puppet
8 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.24%) HAProxy
8 1 (0.24%) Istio
8 1 (0.24%) linkerd
8 1 (0.24%) Packer
8 1 (0.24%) SELinux
8 1 (0.24%) vRealize
Vendors
1 101 (24.46%) Microsoft
2 38 (9.20%) Oracle
3 23 (5.57%) VMware
4 11 (2.66%) F5
5 10 (2.42%) Databricks
5 10 (2.42%) SAP
6 8 (1.94%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.21%) Informatica
7 5 (1.21%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.21%) Xamarin
8 4 (0.97%) Cadence
8 4 (0.97%) Infragistics
9 3 (0.73%) Adobe
9 3 (0.73%) ArcSight
9 3 (0.73%) HP
10 2 (0.48%) Atmel
10 2 (0.48%) Mapbox
10 2 (0.48%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.48%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.48%) Virgin Media